The best things in life

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SER — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:19:43 GMT

I love Freecycle, though I've only used it to get rid of things. But people will take ANYTHING. And they will come get it from your house.

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April — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:48:17 GMT

I feel the same way! I get just as excited about giving them a new toy then I think they do to play with the new toy. Sometimes I get MORE excited! :) That is probably why we have an entire playroom full of toys (it was our dining room) and tons downstairs out of use and some in the living room too...

I also love freecycle. I got a couple good things off of there.

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megymelly — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:45:27 GMT

Omigod. Free, and rather green?

I'm there.

THANK YOU!

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Alyson — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:46:45 GMT

Yay, Freecycle!! I've asked for (and gotten) bags full of clothes for the girls and a few weeks ago I scored a Little Tykes picnic table in excellent condition. Gotta love that!

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Minyo — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:30:33 GMT

My girls have this toy and they still play with it at ages 6 1/2 and 4. Your girls should be able to play with it for a long time. Maybe the batteries will wear out someday. Have they found the doorbell yet?

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Ageowns — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:21:19 GMT

PLAYMOBIL

I recommend playmobil. It lasts forever, so you can get sets on eBay (and perhaps freecycle) in good shape.

Love love love playmobil

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Courtney — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:11:56 GMT

Gotta LOVE FREE stuff! That is awesome that you got a doll house! I am anxious to see if my kids do something similar with "tiny" furniture. That was so cute!!!!!

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winecat — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:36:53 GMT

How Cool! that girls look as if they are having the BEST time. Great score Jane.

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SaraLauren — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:42:59 GMT

lol about trying to sit on the chairs. my son tried to ride a toy motorcycle that's about the same size. it was hilarious!

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hippygoth — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:56:49 GMT

Melissa - I'm the same way! I signed up to Freecycle purely to see how it works, knowing that I'd be moving at the end of August. I put up a washer and dryer yesterday at 11 pm and had 4 requests by the time I logged on to check my email at 8 am this morning. I haven't gotten anything yet because I'm too slow.

There is a lot of interesting stuff that I don't move fast enough on. Part of the cool part of living in the Five College area is that there is so much good quality stuff up for grabs that satisfies my snobby tastes. If only I weren't so lazy, I would have nabbed a whole bunch of stuff for Charlotte. Providing this experience with the w/d goes well, I might start looking for a baby carrier and try and not spend $100 on an Ergo.

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Melissa — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:13:52 GMT

I used Freecycle to give away my maternity clothes and a huge box of Legos that my sister gave me that were way too small for Michael. I just didn't want to store them until he was old enough to use them.

It's a great system. I haven't gotten any free stuff yet, because I'm too lazy to keep checking my emails and then arrange to pick stuff up. But I'm sure one day something irresistable will come up.

It really is so much fun to see them figure out how to play with their toys. I tend to get Michael stuff before he's ready for it, but then one day he figures it out and I'm amazed.

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CFJ — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:27:08 GMT

I have to share a couple other bargain hunters finds with you. There is a toy specific group based on the Freecycle concept. It started as a Somerville only group but has expanded to include all of the Boston area. Here's the link: groups.yahoo.com/.../ToyCycleMassachusetts

You also may want to try out the Little Fox resale shop in the Fox branch of the Arlington Library. It has great deals on really good quality toys, clothes and gear. www.littlefoxshop.com

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leahsmom — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:19:14 GMT

Cara - don't let it scare you! Sometimes, lists have that feature to prevent spammers and crazy nutjobs from signing up - it's usually no big deal to get approved and has less to do with being a snarky exclusive club than just managing the list so we all play nice!

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Cara — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:29:02 GMT

Wow, that was a great find. They will really enjoy that for many months to come. We were thinking about getting something similar for our girls but just haven't found the right thing yet. I will have to check out FreeCycle. Did you have to ask to join? Where I live it is like an exclusive Yahoo group or something and you have to be approved to join. Kinda intimidating.